10 Winter FSU Happenings

FSU

HAPPENINGS Vol. 5, No. 2

A Newsletter for the Fayetteville State University Family

Fall / Winter 10

Published by the Office of Public Relations

FACULTY ON THE MOVE Dr. David Allen

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Extended Learning and Summer School, presented two papers at a regional conference, made a presentation on Afghanistan at Ft. Bragg, and presented two papers at the National Symposium on Student Retention as follows: •

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Presented “The Impact of Pre-College Attributes, Commitment, and Career Maturity on Male Persistence”, Southern Association for Institutional Research, New Orleans, LA, September 27, 2010.

Presented “Academic Confidence and the Impact of a Living-Learning Community on Persistence: Implications for Institutional Research,” Southern Association for Institutional Research, New Orleans, LA, 27 Sept 2010 (Best Paper 2010 at NCAIR).

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Presented: “Afghanistan Historical and Cultural Orientation,” Commander’s Conference, 44th Medical Brigade, Ft. Bragg, NC, September 21, 2010.

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Presented “Reading Confidence and Its Impact on Academic Performance: Program Evaluation Implications for Learning Communities,” November 2 2010.

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Presented “Success Rates of Online Versus Traditional College Students,” November 3, 2010.

Dr. Hilary Barnes

Department of World Languages and Cultures, presented two papers and published two articles as follows: •

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Presented “Ethnic identity as a factor in language maintenance in an Italo-Mexican community,” Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, Indiana University.

Presented with Dr. Milena Hurtado, Department of World Languages and Cultures, “Changing attitudes towards study abroad in students at an HBCU” at the Seventeenth National HBCU Faculty Development Symposium in New Orleans.

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Published “Subject pronoun expression in bilinguals of two null subject languages.”

Romance Linguistics 2008. Interaction in Romance. Selected papers from the 38th Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages, ed. by Karlos Arregi, Zsuzsanna Fagyal, Silvina Montrul, and Annie Tremblay, 9-22. John Benjamins.

Published “Social Motivations for Sustained Bilingualism in an Italo-Mexican Community.”

Selected Proceedings of the 12th Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, ed. by Claudia Borgonovo, Manuel Español-Echevarría, and Philippe Prévost, 122-135. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project.

Dr. Paul Boaheng

Department of Government and History, presented a paper entitled “God and the Traditional African Experience” at North Carolina Religious Studies Association at UNC- Asheville on October 15, 2010.

Dr. Miriam A. DeLone

Department of Criminal Justice, published “Sentencing and Native Americans: A Multistage Analysis under the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines” in the Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 8: 151-180 (201).

Dr. Phyllisa Smith Deroze

Department of English, gave a lecture, “The Politics of Violence against Black Women and the Role of Black Feminist Theatre,” at the University of Houston’s Department of African American Studies on October 18, 2010. The lecture was a part of the department’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities.

Dr. Micki Nyman

Department of English, peer-reviewed article published in the Fall issue of DSQ (Disability Studies Quarterly) focused on the thematic of disability and/in Time, Vol. 30, No. 3/4 (2010).

The article, entitled “The Disabled Body in Julie Taymor’s Frida,” has open web access; it can be found on the website http://www.dsq-sds.org/.

The article expounds on how Taymor’s focus on Frida Kahlo’s disabled body helps film audiences understand the complexity of Kahlo’s life journey, one that continues to be constructed even after her death.

Susan B. Paschal

Department of Performing and Fine Arts, directed the play Social Security by Andrew Bergman for the Sandbox Players in Southern Pines, NC. The Pilot, Moore County’s newspaper, (link at bottom) ran an extensive article about the play and Paschal’s choice for bringing it to the retirement community. Paschal is also on the Board of Directors of the Sandbox Players trying to help build Community Theatre back in the area. http://www.thepilot.com/news/2010/sep/22/socialsecurity-starts-thursday-sunrise/

Dr. José M. Franco Rodríguez

Department of World Languages and Cultures, accomplished the following: •

Wrote book’s chapter “Linguistic Landscape and Language Maintenance: The case of Los Angeles and Miami-Dade Counties.” It has been accepted for publication this fall by Peter Lang.

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Gave presentation on Christopher Columbus’ landing in the New World and the linguistic legacy left by the Spaniards at Gray’s Creek Elementary with an audience of 250 students from kindergarten to fifth grade.

Dr. Willie Lockett

Department of Performing and Fine Arts (and retired Army Band director), guest conducted the U.S. Army Field Band on November 17, 2010. This concert was held at the Crown Arena. Dr. Lockett conducted Gould’s “American Salute.”

FSU HAPPENINGS Dr. Gregory Sadler Department of Government and History, Presented a conference paper entitled Human and Divine Wisdom in St. Anselm of Canterbury at the Cardinal Virtues: Wisdom conference, Viterbo University, April 2010

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“Teaching Philosophy to Inmates: Moral Development and Teaching Ethics in Prisons,” at the American Association of Philosophy Teachers conference, August 2010.

Dr. Dean Swinford (English), Dr. Gregory Sadler (Government and History), and

Ms. Audrey Muhammad

(University College) presented a webinar as part of the CLA Spotlight Series, “The CLA at Fayetteville State University: 2005-2010 and Beyond”.

We were assisted in the technical aspects of the webinar by James Heard from the Office of Faculty Development.

Dr. Mohammad Siddique

Dr. Sadler Published articles •

“Christian Philosophy in John Deely’s Four Ages of Understanding,” in Semiotica, v.

178, n. 1

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“Non Modo Verbis Sed Et Verberibus: Saint Anselm on Punishment, Violence and Coercion,” Cisterician Studies Quarterly, v. 45, n. 1.

Provided four workshops 1.

“Service Learning, Food, and Critical Thinking” at the Service Learning conference, Culinary Institute of America, October, 2010.

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“Using Platonic Dialogues to introduce Students to Active Learning, Writing, and Critical Thinking,” at the HBCU Faculty Development Symposium, New Orleans, October 2010.

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“Five Ethical Theories: Bare Bones for Business Educators,” for the FSU Ethics in Business Education Project, September 2010.

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, has been appointed on the Advisory Board of *IAENG International Journal on the Applied Mathematics. IAENG International Journal of Computer Science is published with both online and print versions. The journal the frontier issues in the applied mathematics and their applications in business, industry, science and other subjects. ISSN: 1992-9986 (online version); ISSN: 1992-9978 (print version), Subject Category: Applied Mathematics - IAENG International Journal of Applied Mathematics is open-access and available at http:// www.iaeng.org/IJAM/current_issue. html. [IAENG - International Association of Engineers] •

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Published articles presented at the world’s largest conference, International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM) 2010: “Collocation Method for Numerical Solution of Coupled Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation,” and with FSU student Kristy Mitchell, National Science Foundation (NSF) summer intern, “Mathematical Concepts and Maple Animations”.

Presented at the ICNAAM 2010 Advances in the Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations session: “Higher Order Diagonal Padé Schemes for Two-Dimensional Diffusion with Non-local Boundary Conditions” on September 23, 2010.

Dr. Mohammad Siddique was also selected as Vice President for Development and Strategy by World Research Institutes (WRI). WRI is an international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting research innovation and facilitating networking among researchers around the globe through a series of conferences in various disciplines.

Siddique has been a member of the FSU faculty since October 2007. During that time, he has published five articles in refereed journals, and six articles in refereed conference proceedings. He has organized 15 symposia and sessions at conferences around the world.

Additionally, he has directed five undergraduate research projects that were presented at the North Carolina State Undergraduate Research Symposia in 2009. In conjunction with one of his students, Kristy Mitchell, a paper was published this month at the proceedings of the world’s largest conference on Applied Mathematics in Europe.

In addition to his scholarly work, Siddique is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Mathematical Society, Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and the International Scientific Committee & Editorial Review Board on Natural and Applied Sciences. He also serves on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Alexandra Journal of Mathematics, the KBM Journal of Mathematical Sciences and Computer Applications, and the Pioneer Journal of Advances in Applied Mathematics.

Dr. Hongbing Zhang

Department of World Languages and Cultures, presented a research paper entitled Traveling West: Guo Songtao’s Discursive Excursions on the Steamship Journey from Shanghai to London at the “Traveling South” international conference on September 24, 2010 in Columbia, South Carolina.

This international conference was the sixth biennial conference of the International Society for Travel Writing held at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, from September 23-26, 2010, and it was attended by approximately 40 scholars from across the USA, UK, Japan, and countries in Latin America. Dr. Zhang’s presentation on the Chinese diplomat Guo Songtao’s travel writing was the only one made from a nonEuropean tradition.

Dr. Timothy Ajani

Department of World Languages and Cultures, is noted for the following: • Recipient of the UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2010.

• Published the following book review article in the Modern Language Journal: Timothy T. Ajani (2010), MLJ Reviews:

Cultures, Contexts, and World Englishes. By Kachru, Yamuna, & Larry E. Smith. The Modern Language Journal, 94: 510–511. doi: 10.1111/j.15404781.2010.01070.x.

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Was an internal reviewer for the forthcoming issue of the Journal of Nigerian Studies. Reviewed one article.

• Gave a workshop entitled “Integrating Africa into the K-5 Social Studies Curriculum” to Cumberland County Schools K-5 Social Studies teachers as part of their annual Faculty Development workshop on Saturday, October 9, 2010 - about 10 teachers attended the 5-hour workshop.

• Was part of a group of faculty from across the nation who reviewed NRC & FLAS grants for the US Department of Education’s Office of Post-Secondary Education over the summer of 2010.

• Was principal investigator for a U.S. Department of Education Language Resource Center Grant to establish a Center for Promoting Global Languages and Cultures at FSU in April 2010. Grant amount: $1.4 million (not funded). Co-Principal investigators were Dr. Daniel Okunbor and Dr. Hongbing Zhang.

Dr. Alisha R. Winn

Department of Sociology, received the 2010 Vera Green Publication Award from the Association of Black Anthropologists (ABA) at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in New Orleans in November, 2010. The award, which is annually presented to a new academic whose work engages and/or directly advocates for persons and communities outside of academia, is in honor of Vera Mae Green (1928-82, PhD University of Arizona 1969).

Dr. Green was a past president of the ABA and director of the Dr. Winn Mid-Atlantic Council for Latin American Studies.

She was a pioneer in the fields of public and Caribbean anthropology, an active member of the Society for Applied Anthropology, and an advocate for diversity in anthropology who actively encouraged African Americans and other people of color to pursue careers in anthropology.

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- Faculty On the Move, Continued Dr. Winn’s award winning paper was based on the “Remembering St. Pete Oral History Project” at the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum in St Petersburg, FL, that she directed. That project enabled African American youth (ages 14-18) to learn about their history and culture and also collect artifacts for a museum exhibition by building relationships with elders 65 or older in their own neighborhoods. The paper will be published in the Association of Black Anthropologists’ journal, Transforming Anthropology.

Dr. Winn is a new faculty member and FSU’s first anthropologist with a Ph.D.

Dr. Annie McCullough Chavis

Department of Social Work, was one of seventy-five participants to attend the 35th International Education Conference in Cairo, Egypt from July 28 - August 5, 2010. The conference was convened by the National Association of Black Social Workers and afforded social work educators and practitioners the opportunity to present and visit in the land of the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, Nile River, the pharaohs, and an abundance of historical treasures of the ancient world. Dr. Chavis presented with Dr. Iris Carlton-LaNey, Professor, School of Social Work at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from their refereed proposal entitled, “African American families of the rural 1950s and 1960s: Strength of African Heritage”. This social work presentation focused on rural African American communities in the south and some of the embedded values, patterns, and beliefs that closely resembled African heritage. Additional content of the presentation included best practice strategies in regards to cultural competency in social work practice with African American families and rural communities.

Dr. Diane Phoenix-Neal

Department of Performing and Fine Arts, performed as an invited violist at the Carolina Summer Music Festival 2010 on August 28. This festival is held annually in Winston-Salem, NC. The concert, entitled Mozart and Merriment, was the final concert of the 2010 Festival, sponsored by the Carolina Symphony Chamber Players, Old Salem Museums and Gardens and the Winston Salem Forsyth County Arts Council, and was held at the Old Salem Visitors Center. The program featured the Quartet in C major, K. 285b for flute, violin, viola and cello with Elizabeth Ransom, flautist and founder of the Carolina Summer Festival, and the Musical Joke, K. 522 both by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The Carolina Summer Festival received excellent reviews from the Winston –Salem Journal, and the Classical Voice of North Carolina, a web journal featuring reviews of events in classical music and the performing arts statewide.

Additionally, Dr. Diane Phoenix-Neal performed as a guest artist at a Virginia university’s Artist Series. Eastern Mennonite University’s Faculty Artist series presented an evening of chamber music by Musica Harmonia, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 18, in Martin Chapel of the seminary building. Violist Diane Phoenix-Neal was featured in Fairy Tales, Op. 132 a work by the great Romantic Era composer Robert Schumann for clarinet, viola, and piano.

The group Musica Harmonia also performed the Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; and “Letters to the World,” a piano quartet by Gwyneth Walker, a new work premiered in 2009, based on the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Musica Harmonia was newly formed in 2007.

The musicians come together in this ensemble with a goal to promote peace and cultural understanding through musical collaboration. They all have experienced life in many countries of the world including Brazil, Australia, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, and the USA. Group members are Joan Griffing, violin; Lynne Mackey, piano; Les Nicholas, clarinet of Eastern Mennonite University; Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola, Fayetteville State University; and Beth Vanderborgh, cello, University of Wyoming. The concert was previewed by the Harrisonburg Times.

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CONGRATULATIONS!

 On October 1, Dr. David Allen (Academic Affairs) participated in the 2010 NC Senior Games State Finals and finished 2nd in the 400m. Top three places advance to nationals in Houston next year (2011).

 Ms. Jessi Lynn Walters, daughter of Sharon L. Hawley (Payroll Office) will be graduating on December 17, 2010 from East Carolina University with a Masters in Public Administration.

Jessi worked at FSU for a short time in the Health, PE, and Human Services Department and also in the Academic Affairs Contract Office as an assistant to Tonya Williams. We are very proud of Jessi and wish her the very best in the future!  Ms. Peggy Devane (Institutional Advancement) was inducted into the FSU Athletic Hall of Fame on October 22, 2010.  Teresa Griffin, Institutional Research, gave birth to Emmanuel Marquis Griffin on April 16, 2010 at Cape Fear Valley Hospital. He weighed 5 lbs.

8 ounces.

 LaTara Ray (Office of the Registrar) and husband Rodney gave birth to Miles Ethan Ray at 9:20 a.m. on October 7, 2010 at Womack Army Medical Center. He was 8 lbs and 5 ounces. He was 21 1/4” long.

 Ms. Devin Bourland, (FSU senior and Geography major), was selected as a Student Assistant for the American Society for Photogrammerty and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) / Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) 2010 Fall Specialty Conference in Orlando (Nov 15-19, 2010). She is one of only 10 students selected nationwide.

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New Feature on the FSU Website Submitted by Suzanne Hesseltine

Click the link to see a detailed Image of FSU on Google Maps!

http://forms.uncfsu.edu/departments/ITTS/GoogleMap/index.cfm

Chinese Instructors in FSU’s Department of World Languages and Cultures in Action Submitted by Dr. Hongbing Zhang On September 22, 2010, Dr. Hongbing Zhang and Dr. Yali Li from the Department of World Languages and Cultures at FSU went to observe the teaching of Chinese at Seventy First High School and the New International Elementary School in Cumberland County, and talked with the Chinese teacher from Anne Chesnutt Middle School.

They offered important advice to the public school teachers for further improvement in their teaching of Chinese. These class visits and meetings by the two FSU professors were a follow-up after their presentations at Cumberland County Public Schools (CCS) Professional Development workshop on

August 18, 2010. With the success of the first “Professional Development Course: Exploring Chinese at CCS” designed by Dr. Zhang and Dr. Li, CCS is now having the second Professional Development Course in Chinese.

Dr. Zhang and Dr. Li, representing FSU, have been helping CCS set up Chinese programs at the New International Elementary School, Anne Chesnutt Middle School, and Seventy First High School since Fall 2009. With the support of FSU, CCS has been awarded a federal grant to start the Chinese programs in the three public schools. From the beginning, Dr. Zhang and Dr. Li have been closely involved in the

recruitment of Chinese language instructors, curriculum design, the organization of Chinese cultural activities in the schools, the training of the language instructors, teacher professional development course material design and editing, advising classroom teachings, and monitoring the overall progress of the three Chinese programs.

From September 30 to October 2, 2010, Dr. Zhang and Dr. Li went with the Chinese instructors at Seventy First High School and Anne Chesnutt Middle School to attend the workshops for Chinese teaching at the annual conference of Foreign Language Association of North

Carolina in Raleigh. On October 13- 14, Dr. Li attended the Title V FLAP Roundtable LEA/IHE Partnership Meeting held by the US Department of Education.

Taking the opportunities of these workshops and meetings, Dr. Zhang and Dr. Li also proposed a potential cooperation among the Chinese language teachers in North Carolina, helped with the networking, and initiated that the Confucius Institute at North Carolina State University set up a Confucius Classroom for CCS for which, if successful, the Chinese government will support a $10,000 USD fund and $20,000 USD for teaching and learning materials and instruments.

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Family Tree Magazine Features FSU Archivist Submitted by Craig A. Tuttle

Please read the below article on the topic of Lamination which appeared in the Family Tree magazine. The article features Craig A. Tuttle, university archivist at Fayetteville State University.

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Excellence in Teaching Institute is a Phenomenal Success Submitted by Latonya L. Leeks

Educators traveled from across the state and from as far as Virginia and Florida to attend the Excellence in Teaching Institute, which was held April 23-24, 2010 at the Capel Arena.

With nearly 400 in attendance, each session reached beyond capacity and featured some of the best and brightest from our School of Education faculty, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Cumberland County Schools and Methodist University. In addition to absorbing rigorous and innovative techniques and strategies for teaching and learning, each participant walked away with several informational and inspirational books, a laptop bag, clipboards and other items that can be used for classroom instruction. Attendees included FSU students, classroom teachers, principals, district administrators and higher education faculty from various institutions.

At the award’s dinner on Friday evening, participants received a very passionate address from the Honorable Judge Howard Manning of District 10. Judge Manning expounded on his work on the now famous Leandro lawsuit and offered his views on accountability in education. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Wynton H. Hadley Excellence in Teaching Award, which is offered to faculty members who are nominated by their students.

This year’s recipients are Dr. Kelly Charles and Mr. Donald Dixon.

The sessions on Saturday focused on literacy and the enthusiasm kept its momentum. Dr. Marcia L. Tate, a nationally renowned education consultant dazzled the audience with brain researched techniques that help increase information retention. At the end, participants were given copies of her book, “Sit and Get Won’t Grow Dendrites.”

Dr. Leontye Lewis, Dean of the School of Education, and Dr. Geraldine Munn, Asst. Dean and Chairperson for the EITI, call the event a phenomenal success. They want to thank the planning committee for their hard work and dedication.

The School of Education plans to make this an annual showcase for Fayetteville State University.

Educators Receive the Wynton H. Hadley Excellence in Teaching Award Submitted by Latonya L. Leeks

On Friday, April 23, two faculty members from the School of Education received the Wynton H. Hadley Excellence in Teaching Award for their exemplary service and high expectations in their field.

Dr. Kelly Charles was honored to receive the coveted award for the graduate department. One of Dr. Charles’ students submitted a nomination describing her professor’s passion for education: “She (Dr. Charles) has shown us how to teach reading in a systematic and ordered way so that we can give our own students one of the greatest skills they will accomplish which is to be an effective reader.” Dr. Charles is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Middle Grades, Secondary and Special Education and Assessment Coordinator.

Mr. Donald Dixon humbly accepted the award for the undergraduate department. He was nominated by several of his students who enjoy his wit and wisdom: “He entertains and teaches at the same time helping to make the material memorable and tangible. He cares about every one of his students and expresses concern for our growth and well being.” Mr. Dixon is an adjunct assistant professor and university supervisor for the Department of Elementary Education.

The Wynton H. Hadley Excellence in Teaching Award is named for the former university professor, department chair and Assistant Dean of Education at FSU. Dr. Hadley was known as a person of great humility, patience and understanding, who always inspired others to strive for excellence in education. The award is given out annually at the Excellence of Teaching Institute, and selection is based on the nominations submitted by students.

A Personal Experience with Disaster

Haiti Six Months after the Earthquake Submitted by Aminifu R. Harvey, DSW, LICSW

During the spring of 2004, my house in Washington D.C. served as the gathering place for the D.C. Planning Committee on the 200th year celebration of Haiti’s independence sponsored by the Institute of the Black World.

This is when I met Mawiyah Michaud, an American who worked and lived in Haiti off and on; a person so committed to the survival of Haiti that she had just left her executive job with Exxon to devote her time, energy, and resources to working in this poverty-ridden country. A few months after that devastating January afternoon in Haiti, an e-mail appeared from an unknown source to me stating that Mawiyah had survived the earthquake but had lost all.

The e-mail must have been generated by the spirits of the ancestors, as I had recently arrived at a decision to devote more time and personal resources to those who are so less fortunate than my family and me. I immeHAITI continued on next page

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Dr. Harvey and with the Dean of the college and the social work faculty of the Haitian University. training mental health workers in New Orleans after Katrina.

diately e-mailed Mawiyah asking if she remembered me and how might I assist. Thus in early July (6 months later), I found myself in Haiti with all its destruction, looking like the earthquake had just happened yesterday, except there were no visible dead bodies in the streets; but I am positive that I must have walked over some as I maneuvered over mounds of rubble from collapsed buildings.

Later on my way to the countryside, I saw the mounds of dirt and was informed that the dirt was covering the mass graves, I had heard about while in the states.

The horrors of Haiti reminded me of conditions I experienced while

Yet through all this devastation, the Haitian people are so resilient, going to work, to school and trying to removed the rubble and rebuild their homes with rudimentary tools. I was so impressed with their personal cleanliness, especially since most people had to stand in line to receive distributed water. When I asked a young tent city worker how people were able to deal so effectively with

such great loss and suffering, he said it was the culture’s unique belief in the spiritual world.

During my stay I had the opportunity to meet with the head of the Haitian Department of Public Health, the person in charge of AIDS/HIV and trauma. I also met with the Dean of the college that sociology, psychology and social work are housed. Speaking

Fall Phonathon Success Submitted by Amanda Gettelfinger The Division of Institutional Advancement recently completed its Fall Phonathon.

The FSU Student Phonathon is comprised of current students responsible for reaching out to alumni, parents, and friends. Student callers foster relationships, offer updates on campus events and news, and raise

unrestricted dollars for the university. Student callers are full-time FSU students who work throughout the academic year securing unrestricted money and thanking donors for recent gifts. In three weeks, these students made thousands of phone calls resulting in $101,000 in pledges.

of housing, the college was so devastated that classes are held outside with many students living in tents.

Keep an eye out for the next newsletter when I discuss what we are doing at FSU and in the Department of Social Work to address some of the issues that Haiti is facing.

FSU HAPPENINGS WFSS 91.9FM Celebrates Milestone and Breaks Station Record Submitted by Kimberly Durden, Development Director – WFSS Now a part of the newly formed Department of Communication at Fayetteville State University, thirty-two year old public radio station WFSS 91.9FM has fanned the embers of progress and is now roaring about its successes!

October was a particularly busy month for the National Public Radio (NPR) news & jazz station as it hosted its 5th annual Jazz on the River at Campbellton Landing in Fayetteville, on the second Saturday of that month. While live jazz always draws out the loyal music fans, this year the station pushed even further by applying for and receiving a grant from the Fayetteville-Cumberland

the show with some easy tunes, including the late 70’s hit “Strawberry Letter 23” originally made famous by the Brothers Johnson.

Next, New Jersey native guitarist Matt Marshak, saxophonist Art Sherrod, Jr. of Maryland, and keyboardist Oli Silk of London, England came together, each playing lead and highlighting some of their own songs from their respective CD releases while the other two backed him up. It was phenomenal!!

Lots of credit must go to drummer Carl Anderson of Washington, DC for adding some serious Funk and ‘DC go-go’ to the mix and getting the people out of their seats and dancing.

. . . the crowd took to their feet to dance in front of the stage to his rendition of Alicia Key’s hit “If I Ain’t Got You.” This was Darius’ 2nd time with Jazz on the River; he shared the spotlight with California guitarist Joyce Cooling during the event’s second year.

County Arts Council to help fund the event, utilizing national marketing through SmoothJazz. com, a familiar and wellrespected jazz music site that boasts an e-mail list of almost 40,000 recipients, offering late evening ticket purchases at the station the week before the event. But enough about the making of the event, it’s the artists who were the center of attention at this Fayetteville fall favorite!

Festival attendees were definitely not disappointed as trumpeter David Wells of West Virginia opened

Finally, saxophonist Eric Darius of Florida closed the show, playing selections from each of his previous releases.

But the crowd took to their feet to dance in front of the stage to his rendition of Alicia Key’s hit “If I Ain’t Got You.” This was Darius’ 2nd time with Jazz on the River; he shared the spotlight with California guitarist Joyce Cooling during the event’s second year.

Of the hundred-plus attendees, many firsttimers came out to this event according to a

WFSS survey, and they each highly praised the event, noting, especially, the beauty of the natural amphitheatre setting with the Cape Fear River as the backdrop to a memorable night of live jazz.

There was barely enough time to breathe before WFSS staff went into their semi-annual ten-day Membership Drive!! On October 13, after months of intense revamping and preparations, the staff took to the airways to remind their listeners of the intrinsic value of public radio and the immediate need to help support WFSS financially. The station focused its goal on members and decided on the slogan that “Members Matter at WFSS.” The message was tight and structured, the volunteers were in place to help mail renewal letters, answer phones or update files, and the commitment was evident throughout the entire on-air staff including our valued volunteer announcers. When the

smoke finally cleared and the dust settled, WFSS missed the goal of 460 members during this membership drive, but far exceeded the level of pledge giving with a station record of over $20,000 in commitments!!

WFSS credits it success during this Fall Membership Drive first to the Bronco Family for its strong support of the station through a high rate of first-time donors. The station also thanks the businesses and organizations who donated drawing prizes

such as an Amazon Kindle given by First Baptist Church; Panthers vs. Saints tickets donated

by Fayetteville State University; the NPR Radio given by Livio; and the Ski Trip to Grandfather Mountain donated by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, Inc. Finally, WFSS thanks the community for continuing to support and tune in for the best in news and jazz!

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FSU Theatre Students and Touring Company News Submitted by Phoebe Hall, Director of Theatre (Department of Performing and Fine Arts) Several FSU Theatre students have recently been selected to compete for scholarship funds as part of the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival’s (ACTF - regional festival based on work and performances) in THE DIVINERS, directed

by Associate Professor Phoebe Hall with technical direction by Assistant Professor Dave Griffie. The students chosen were: Whitney Manns (scenic design), Whitney M. Johnson (stage management), Devin

Lanier (acting), and Titus Ferrell (acting).

Whitney Manns will compete in the Barbizon Scenic Design competition for her set and projection designs in the production, while Whitney Johnson will compete in the stage management category. Devin Lanier and Titus Ferrell will both compete for Irene Ryan acting scholarship funds through ACTF. The regional festival will be held February 1-5, 2011, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Fund raising will be done to assist these students in

Center for Community Justice & Service Learning Fall Open House

Submitted by T. Monique Broadhurst

The Center for Community Justice & Service Learning (CCJ&SL) hosted an Open House on the afternoon of September 1, 2010. The Open House was held in order for FSU, as well as the surrounding community, to become familiar with the Center for Community Justice & Service Learning and the services it provides to both the university and the community. The CCJ&SL is partnered with a growing list of community organizations. The Open House was an opportunity for the organizations to connect with community members and FSU faculty and staff to provide information about their services.

Despite the heat of the day, approximately 300 community members, students, faculty, and staff enjoyed the festivities. There were informational tables and displays describing how FSU students can provide meaningful service to the community. The attendees were entertained by musicians and vocalists who donated their time and talents for the occasion.

Musicians included FSU’s own Dr. Michael DeValve of the Department of Criminal Justice, Dr. Bradley Kadel of the Department of Government and History, in addition to Mane Attraction.

Entertainment was also provided by local bands such as Tangent, Mr. P featuring “Who Are We?”, and Mighty Blue.

During the formal program Dr. Melissa Barlow, director of the CCJ&SL, welcomed attendees and introduced the featured speakers. Speakers included Dr. Janice Haynie, Dr. Jon Young, and Dr. James Anderson. Each speaker emphasized the importance of service to the community with an emphasis on cultivating the university-community relationship. Chancellor Anderson stressed the importance on fostering a positive impact on the community surrounding the FSU campus.

Please visit our website at www.uncfsu.edu/communityjustice, or stop by the Center for Community Justice & Service Learning located in Bronco Square, Suite 100, to learn more about upcoming events, service-learning classes, and service opportunities with our community partners.

attending and competing in this festival.

The FSU Touring Company under the direction of Phoebe Hall, performed Sunday, October 31, as part of the worship service at Haymount Presbyterian Church on Rosehill Road. Troupe members Chanel McCullough and Jerome Staton, along with Tony Nelson and Whitney Manns, performed a short scene based on finding faith in unusual ways.

Inaugural Year of FSU McNair Scholars Program Deemed a Success!

Submitted by Dr. Daniel Okunbor

January 2010 marked the initiation of the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (also known as the McNair Scholars Program). The program is one of eight federally funded TRIO Programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and designed to serve 25 students a year. The program provides a comprehensive PhD preparatory service for first-generation, low income, and underrepresented college students. Program participants attend scholarly activities to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge for admission into graduate school. They are also exposed to research that will allow them to successfully complete graduate studies.

The initial cohort of 2010 FSU McNair Scholars included: Omar Abokor, a senior geography major who worked with Dr. Ademiluyi Adegoke in the area of GIS cartography; Sabena Conley, a junior and Yaleaka Currie a senior, both biology majors mentored by Dr. Shirley Chao in bioremediation and environmental toxicology, respectively; Reginald Felton, a senior psychology major who studied with Dr. Mei-Chuan Wang in psychological wellbeing; Brehon Greene, a junior psychology major, mentored by Dr. Chris Ike in local gangsterism; Jazmin Henry, a senior business administration major who worked with Dr. Dothang Truong in the area of online social networks; Shamma Hickling, a senior sociology major who worked for Dr. Heather Griffiths in the area of local crimes rates; Donte Hollingsworth, a junior computer science major who worked McNair continued on next page

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with Dr. Bing Wu in routing protocols; Adrian McLean, a junior math major who worked with Dr. Bo Zhang in the area of oscillator stability; Eric McLean, a junior biology major who worked with Dr. Shubo Han in Parkinson’s disease prevention; Ra’Vone Royster, a junior English major who worked with Dr. Brooksie Harrington in African American vernacular; Chaniqua Simpson, a junior sociology major, mentored by Dr. Heather Griffiths in social relationships within local communities; and Sonya Worthington, a senior sociology major who worked with Dr. Akbar Aghaganian in emotional well being among

divorced women.

The scholarly activities started with a “McNair Kick-Off” Opening Ceremony of the Summer Research Experience Program. Dr. Leontye Lewis, Dean of the School of Education and former McNair Scholar, was featured as keynote speaker. The 8-week summer program entailed research mentorship.

Scholars also attended Graduate Record Examination (GRE) preparatory sessions, and several workshops and seminars for professional development.

In addition, McNair Scholars were highlighted at the FSU Board of

Trustees Meeting held in June. Scholars attended the Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (SAEOPP) McNair Conference in Atlanta, GA where they were exposed to research in higher education.

They were given the opportunity to interact with graduate schools’ faculty and representatives.

The summer research program ended with McNair and OPTIMUM Joint Closing Ceremony.

Presently, scholars are involved in several scholarly activities including attendance of professional conferences such as the Annual Biomedical Research

Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) and the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS).

Others will attend the North Carolina Alliance to Create Opportunity through Education, OPTED Conference. Also, some scholars will attend graduate college fairs at institutions such as the University of Maryland and The Ohio State University. Additional benefits of the programs include GRE payment vouchers, application fee waivers, and McNair fellowship opportunities.

Overall, the McNair Scholars Program has been very active

this inaugural year empowering the initial cohort of FSU McNair Scholars. Graduating scholars expressed their satisfaction with the program and they claim that they obtained valuable information preparing them for the rigors of graduate school.

The program expectation is that scholars will graduate with pride and confidence and well equipped to enter into any graduate program of their choice.

For more information about the McNair Scholars Program, contact the office in room 208 of the Lyons Science Building or call 910 672-2282.

The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs Prepares for Web-Based Reviews Submitted by Kimberlee Hyman Fayetteville State University is in the process of transitioning to mandatory electronic filing of grant applications via Grants.gov, as required by the Federal government. The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs (OSRP) has been working together over the past several months to analyze processes currently in place, and to determine how best to proceed to minimize the impact the change to mandatory electronic filing will have on FSU’s research community. At the same time, we are working to streamline processes and maximize resources and efficiency.

After much consideration, the decision has been made within UNC General Administration to phase out the use of the previous database (SPARC) and replace it with a newly developed information system, tailored specifically to accommodate FSU’s needs. This replacement system, currently in development, will incorporate aspects of SPARC and

existing systems, but will offer greater, more streamlined functionalities, including electronic routing of the Internal Processing Forms (IPF), and a new web-based portal allowing campus users access to research data, and the ability to generate reports. With input from involved parties, a name has been selected for this new system: Research Administration Management System and Electronic Submission (RAMSeS) - The planned rollout date for the entire UNC System is being conducted in phases. FSU is tentatively scheduled to rollout out our version in late Spring 2011.

RAMSeS delivers cutting-edge technology to the research community, enabling research administrators to manage research more efficiently and effectively than ever before. RAMSeS will be fully integrated with FSU’s compliance and protection areas, such as the IRBs and Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, Export Control, Percent Effort, Conflict of Interest to name a few. This level of

integration will enable the university to further grow the research enterprise, while continuing to do an excellent job ensuring that FSU protects the rights of research participants and the research and compliance requirements set forth by federal and state agencies.

In anticipation of this aggressive transition, our office will be providing periodic updates to the campus community on the progress and procedures as they become finalized.

As always, we encourage you to stay current by visiting the OSRP website (www.uncfsu. edu/research) in the coming month for regular updates. If you have questions or other items you would like to discuss, please do not hesitate to contact David Camps (Director) at 672-1644 or Kimberlee Hyman (Research Compliance Officer) at 672-1569.

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2nd Annual

FSU Male Initiative

FSU Male Initiative Week Submitted by Carolyn Newman

The Next Level Throw Down, 2nd Annual Male Initiative Week, was held October 5-7, 2010. This event emphasized topics relevant to the success, retention, and graduation rates of male students here at FSU. Students who registered early received T-shirts.

The week began with the keynote presenter, Dr. James L. Moore, III, inaugural director of the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male at The Ohio State University, who met with Chancellor James A. Anderson and other faculty and administrators to discuss his research and best practices for improving retention of male students. Immediately following, Dr. Moore presented at a forum open to the university community and the public on the topic of “Taking the Next Steps toward Male Student Success.”

The series of topics presented during the remainder of the week included: •

Relationships: (Fill in the Blank) _____ With Benefits – Stu-

dent relationships with friends, significant others, and instructors, elements of a healthy relationship and lessons learned from unhealthy relationships – Facilitated

by Mr. Nikki M. Brown, FSU University College

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Finance: “Making It Rain” – Consequences of debt, good investments for college students, and paying off student loans –Facilitated by Michelle W. Bullard, Wachovia Bank

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Health: “Are You Sick With It?” – Diabetes, high blood pressure, STDs, and overall wellness – Facilitated by Dr. John Ray, M.D.

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Criminal Intent: “Swagger, Perception, and the Truth” – The judicial system’s attitude toward minorities, effect of politics on the Judicial System, and moving forward despite past legal issues – Facilitated by Attorney Allen W. Rogers, President, Cumberland County Bar Association

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Eagle’s Nest Development Group – Establishing a vision for your future, discussing challenges and obstacles that may distract you from your vision, and developing a simple plan to make your vision a reality one step at a time – Facilitated by Mr. Nicholas C. Lewis, Member

The Office of Male Initiative coordinated these events. The office’s purpose is to establish a comprehensive program to improve access, retention, and graduation rates of male students with a special focus on academic and co-curricular support. Support is available to male students from their first semester through the end of the undergraduate college career, with a focus on their graduating within 4-6 years.

Mark your calendars for the 3rd Annual Male Initiative Week, October 4-6, 2011. Visit the Male Initiative website for more information: http://www.uncfsu.edu/MaleInitiative/